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    <p>With Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, you can build ad hoc reports using Report Builder. Before starting, you can upload Report Builder report samples to the report server and view them in Report Builder. This sample is not supported on Itanium-based operating systems.</p>
    <div class="alert"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><th align="left">Important: </th></tr><tr><td>
      SQL Server samples and sample databases must be downloaded and installed before you can view or work with them. For more information, see <a href="html/e8117979-fe03-441e-be85-894fa616227a.htm">Considerations for Installing SQL Server Samples and Sample Databases</a>.<p />
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    <div class="alert"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><th align="left">Note: </th></tr><tr><td>
      Business Intelligence (BI) Development Studio is not supported on Itanium-based computers. However, support for BI Development Studio is available for x64-based computers. If the SQL Server sample databases have been deployed on an Itanium-based computer, use BI Development Studio on either an x86-based or x64-based computer to modify and run the samples.<p />
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    <p>After you run the samples installation, the samples are located at: </p>
    <p>[<i>drive</i>:]\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Samples</p>
  <h1 class="heading">Scenario</h1><div id="sectionSection0" class="section"><content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
      <p xmlns="">The purpose of these report samples is to show SQL Server Reporting Services Report Builder users how ad hoc reports are created in Report Builder using predefined templates, how they can be modified within Report Builder, and how they are published to the report server. </p>
    </content></div><h1 class="heading">Languages</h1><div id="sectionSection1" class="section"><content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
      <p xmlns="">Report Definition Language (RDL) and Semantic Model Definition Language (SMDL)</p>
    </content></div><h1 class="heading">Features</h1><div id="sectionSection2" class="section"><content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
      <p xmlns="">The report samples use the following Reporting Services features.</p>
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              Application Area
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              Features
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              Reporting Services
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            <p>Report Builder</p>
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              Reporting Services
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            <p>Report Manager</p>
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    </content></div><h1 class="heading">Prerequisites</h1><div id="sectionSection3" class="section"><content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
      <p xmlns="">Before uploading and working with these samples in Report Builder, make sure that you have:</p>
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          Deployed the <b>AdventureWorks</b> report model to the report server that you are using to launch Report Builder.<br />
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          Permissions to access the data in the <b>AdventureWorks</b> database.<br />
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          Permissions to publish to the report server.<br />
        </li></ul>
    </content></div><h1 class="heading">Installing the Report Samples on Your Report Server</h1><div id="sectionSection4" class="section"><content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
      <p xmlns="">The report samples need to be published to the report server where the AdventureWorks report model is deployed. Once the reports are on the report server, you can open the reports in Report Builder.</p>
      <h4 class="procedureHeading" xmlns="">To publish the report samples</h4><div id="procedureSectionEBBFBHA" class="section" xmlns=""><ol><li>
            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">Place the sample reports in a network location that is accessible to you.</p>
            </content>
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            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">Click <b>Start</b>, point to <b>All Programs</b>, point to <b>Microsoft SQL Server 2008</b>, and then click <b>SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio</b>.</p>
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            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">On the <b>File</b> menu, point to <b>Open</b>, and then click <b>Project/Solution</b>. </p>
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            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">In the <b>Open Project</b> dialog box, navigate to the location where you placed the sample reports.</p>
            </content>
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            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">Select <b>Report Builder Sample Reports.sln</b>, and then click <b>Open</b>.</p>
              <p xmlns="">The contents of the project are displayed in Solution Explorer. The following reports are listed in the Reports folder: Customer List, Product Sales by Year, and Sales by Territory. </p>
              <div class="alert" xmlns=""><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><th align="left">Note: </th></tr><tr><td>
                These reports cannot be opened directly from the project because they are not bound to the report model until they are published on the report server. <p />
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            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">On the <b>Build</b> menu, click <b>Deploy Report Builder Sample Reports</b>.</p>
              <p xmlns="">When the deployment completes successfully, a <b>Deploy succeeded</b> message is displayed at the bottom of the window.</p>
            </content>
          </li></ol></div>
    </content></div><h1 class="heading">Opening a Report Sample in Report Builder</h1><div id="sectionSection5" class="section"><content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
      <p xmlns="">After you have published the report model to the report server, you can open it in Report Builder.</p>
      <h4 class="procedureHeading" xmlns="">To open a report sample in Report Builder</h4><div id="procedureSectionEBBDBHA" class="section" xmlns=""><ol><li>
            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">Open your Web browser and in the address bar type the URL for your report server. By default, the URL is http://&lt;webservername&gt;/reports.</p>
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            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">Press ENTER. </p>
              <p xmlns="">Notice that the Report Builder Sample Reports folder appears on the Contents tab.</p>
            </content>
          </li><li>
            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">Click <b>Report Builder</b>.</p>
            </content>
          </li><li>
            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">In the <b>Getting Started</b> pane, click <b>Open from Report Server</b>. </p>
            </content>
          </li><li>
            <content xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5">
              <p xmlns="">In the <b>Open Report</b> dialog box, select the sample report that you want to open, and then click <b>Open</b>. </p>
              <p xmlns="">The report is displayed in the design area of the Report Builder window.</p>
            </content>
          </li></ol></div>
    </content></div><h1 class="heading">See Also</h1><div id="seeAlsoSection" class="section" name="collapseableSection"><h4 class="subHeading">Tasks</h4><a href="html/45753e6d-1649-4b37-9f62-db9905a40ac0.htm">Report Model Samples</a><br /><a href="html/e8117979-fe03-441e-be85-894fa616227a.htm">Considerations for Installing SQL Server Samples and Sample Databases</a><br /><h4 class="subHeading">Other Resources</h4><b>Adventure Works Cycles Business Scenarios</b><br /><br />
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